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Drew Friedman’s Sketchbook
Selma Diamond, a Jewish comedian, monologuist, and actress, was a staff writer for Your Show of Shows and later (Sid) Caesar’s Hour who achieved her greatest fame in the mid-1980s as the feisty chain-smoking bailiff on Night Court. She’s part of my “Old Jewish Comedians” portraits on display at the first annual Borscht Belt Fest, this Saturday in Ellenville, New York. The all-day event celebrates the legendary Jewish summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains known as “the Borscht Belt,” and features food, art, music, film, lectures, and, natch, comedy.
By Drew Friedman

July 29, 2023

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Issue No. 211
July 29, 2023
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Issue No. 211
July 29, 2023